GA Attendance & Sanctions

Background: The Life Professed Companions voted to require annual attendance at General Assembly. As we continue to strengthen our community’s commitment to General Assembly, we will blog to gather ideas, suggestions, and feedback on draft language regarding...

Required Attendance at General Assembly

Background History: The current requirement for attendance at the General Assembly is at least once every three years. At GA 2014, there was extensive discussion about setting a minimum attendance requirement, as some Companions attended infrequently or not at all....

Attendance at Monthly Community Chapter

Rationale: In the past, we have been explicitly told that attending community chapters cannot be expected, as it is not stated in the Founding Document (FD). “If it’s not in the FD, it’s not a valid expectation.” When the FD was originally written, the...